Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, March 19, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.8 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.02, -95.63) to the end point (34.08, -95.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 19, 1979, 5:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Choctaw County
- Path
- 9.8 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 19, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.